TeachersFirst's Elementary School Brain Twisters
Week of March 22, 2019
1.Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation which: (10 points)
- launched a new ship
- freed southern slaves
- closed the banks
- funded the army
- freed southern soldiers
2.You're learning about money in a strange country. Six biggles equal one frink. Five boggles equal one biggle. How many boggles are there in a frink? (20 points)
- 33
- 11
- 60
- 25
- 30
3.Two states with large peninsulas are: (10 points)
- Michigan and Florida
- Connecticut and Massachusetts
- Michigan and New York
- Maine and Florida
- Texas and Oregon
4.Which type of graph works best to show how things change over a period of time? (10 points)
- Pictograph
- Line graph
- Bar graph
- Pie graph
- Phonograph
5.Which of the following must you have to run a steam engine? (5 points)
- wood
- water
- oil
- gasoline
- coal
6.Which word would be located closest to "thaw" in the dictionary? (5 points)
- glacier
- icing
- iceberg
- icicle
- ice
7.If you are "on the brink," you are: (10 points)
- afraid of something
- about to do something
- in Alaska
- confused about something
- ice skating
8.The vernal equinox is the first day of: (5 points)
- fall
- summer
- winter
- football season
- spring
9.Which are NOT synonyms? (5 points)
- sluggish - slimy
- icy -frigid
- lukewarm - tepid
- chatty - talkative
- bewildered - confused
10.In a standard set of 7 tangrams, how many ways can you create a shape congruent with the largest triangle by using one or more of the remaining 6 pieces? (20 points)
- 2
- none
- 1
- 4
- 3
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